Verner C. "Pete" HAYS

Girard Gazette, Wednesday, 4 January 1984, page 4A column 1:

He was born Oct. 5, 1908 near Girard, the son of Eli and Emma Shutt Hays. He graduated from Girard High school. He was married to Frances Shields. Mr. Hays was a retired employee of NL Industries in the Baroid division, where he worked for 32 years.

He was a member of the First Baptist church of Texarkana. He had lived in Texarkana for the past 21 years.

Surviving are his wife; one son, Oren of Las Cruces, N.M.; one daughter, Diane Adcock of Bedford, Tex.; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one brother, Dale Hays of Oregon.

Graveside services and burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at
Union Chapel cemetery
with Dr. O. R. Shields officiating.